head to head
vs
1943 Kai: Midway KaisenvsDoom II: Hell on Earth
1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); Doom II: Hell on Earth leans Execution (Pure Mechanics).
1943 Kai: Midway KaisenDoom II: Hell on Earth
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 8
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads0 vs 0
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 3
Doom II: Hell on Earth leans harder on variance: Ambush placements are hidden until triggered on first run
Optimization6 vs 5
1943 Kai: Midway Kaisen leans harder on optimization: Energy management and route memorisation define one-credit clears
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.